Hinge fitting for decanters



Sept. 26, 1944. w ALSDORF 2,359,189

HINGE FITTING FOR DECANTERS Filed Nov. 26, 1943 V li 'll i,

Patented Sept. 26, 1944 HINGE mmo FOR mlcmsas James W. Alsdori, Winnetka, Ill., assignor to Cory Glass Coffee Brewer 00., Not Inc., Chicago, 111., a limited partnership composed of Abram N. Pritzker and James W. Alsdort Application November 26, 1943, Serial No. 511,876

6 Claims. (Cl. 16-128) I against the handle base. A decanter of the kind-under descrlptlon is For use with a handle-band connection so usually a bowl-like vessel having adjacent its formed, the present hinge fitting has been demouth a neck around which 1s a metallic band s1gned As shown it n t f t to which a lifting handle is connected If to the forme of spring fi g j g o t a S g g i 1(lcica'rditer tllollere 11s to be fitted a cover or 11d, then having a body 20 from ffi gg gf i s eslr that... eii Stilt?tiltfitiifh iiiii 133x333 g g g gg jgg yg i g u e of the difilcultles of attaching any hinge fitting bowed ba k 1 gs emg s g y th c to back, in a vertical plane and g 23x 523 gj gg fi g gi g gfi g gf 15 above hese Wings 2. widened head 23 from WhlCh nation, and because of the changed pp rise a pair of spaced arms 24 each formed with ance of the decanter which may result from any an int-fined finger 25 Whlch termma'tes m fiat such attachment. With a view to providin a trunmon serviceable hinge fitting that may be readily The arms normally incline somewhat toward mched to existing handle bowl connections 20 each other (see Fig. 4). but maybe distended Without requiring any modification thereof, that outwardly into substantial parallelism (see Fig. m be simple, strong and efiecfive forfls 2) when the hinge fitting is operatlvely connected tended purpose, that W111 be readily adjustable to L m the decanter: As shwni the 11d whereby to permlt centenng of the supported which provides a closure for the open mouth of lid relative to the decanter mouth, and that will 2 the decanter is wowed laterally be inconspicuous so that the attractive appear- 9 tongue hawng in its Opposite Side-5 ance of the decanter in its entirety will be unimreglstelfmg Sockets 3! each of a depth and size paired the present fitti has been developed to receive one of the trunnions 26. When so dis- A suggestive embodiment of my invention is msed the two arms remain distended as to ill str t d i th accgmpanyjng drawing 30 exert through the fingers opposite pressures wherein: i axially directed against the lid tongue, whereby Figure 1 is a perspective View of a decanter to Prevent any play or loose movement there" equipped with the present hinge fitting; Fig. 2 betweenis a detail in section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; A hinge bracket of this description is des d Fig. 3 is a similar view, taken on line 3-3 of for attachment, conveniently yet nconspicu- Fig. 2; and Figs. 4 and 5 are front and side eleously, to the decanter handle. y fitting of the vations, respectively, of the hinge fittin per se, wings Within the side recesses of the handle body As illustrative of one type of vessel with which to the inside of (-1) the band ends II and (2) of the present hinge fitting may advantageously be the flanges l5 which are inturned therefrom. used, I have shown in Fig. 1 a decanter D, de- When so placed, the securing bolt and stud will sirably formed of' glass or the like, having adtraverse the wing slots 22 pe mittin if d s iacent its open mouth a neck around which is a slight adjustment of the bracket in its enplaced a collar Ill in the form of a band Whose tirety toward and from the decanter, accordin two ends H are out-turned in parallelism to lie to the space that is available for this purpose. alongside of the base H of a handle H. The sides In this way it is possible to correctly center the of the handle base are inwardly recessed at is lid relative to the decanter mouth which it to receive the band ends, and the recesses may c oses. The bracket W ngs are clamp d tightly be deepened along opposite edges as by the proy he pre r x d by h n nds o the vision of slots M to receive flanges l5 which are outside thereof and, in addition, are slidingly inturned from the band ends. To secure the engaged along their upper and lower edges by band fixedly to the handle I may employ a holthe band end flanges which serve as guiding suplow bolt l6 which is entered through a hole in ports therefor. Because of the normally bowed one band end to traverse a passageway l1 excontour of these wings, which undergo comprestending through the handle base, in cooperation sion when the bolt and stud are tightened, a with a stud l8 which is entered through a regisconstant counter pressure is maintained against the band ends, thereby opposing any tendency of the bolt and stud to work loose.

The hinge fitting of this invention provides a secure mounting for the lid which may swing up and out of the way, or to the down position, shown in Fig. l, where it provides an efiective closure for the open mouth of the decanter. For its :afiixation to the decanter the hinge fitting employs only the handle-band connection that is customarily provided. This connection need not be modified in the least for reception of the hinge bracket. The presence of the bracket, when used, is scarcely visible, and its appearance, such as it is, in nowise detracts from or noticeably aflects the eye appeal which the decanter may have for the user.

I claim:

i. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having its ends outturned for clamping connection along opposite sides of a handle base, a hinge bracket having spaced wings extended along opposite edges of the handle base and along each band end in engagement therewith, a bolt extending through the handle base interconnecting the bracket wing and the band ends thereto and affording the sole connecting medium between the band and handle and between the handle and bracket, the bracket having a body extended upwardly between the handle base and the decanter neck, interengaging means on the bracket and handle base for preventing relative rotary movement therebetween about the axis of the bolt, and arms extending from the bracket body each formed with a finger extending toward the other-in mutual alignment to provide a pair of trunnions between which a be mounted for pivotal movement.

2. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having its ends outturned for clamping connection along. opposite sides of a handle base, a hinge bracket having spaced bowed spring wings extended along opposite edges of the handle base and along each band end in engagement therewith, a bolt extending through the handle base interconnecting the bracket wings and the band ends thereto and affording the sole connecting medium between the band and handle and between the handle and bracket, the bracket having a body extended upwardly between the handle base and the decanter neck, interengaging means on the bracket and handle base for preventing relative rotary movement therebetween about the axis of the bolt, screw mean cooperating with the bolt to exert a clamping pressure against the spring wings counter to the tension force thereof,

and spaced spring arms extending from the bracket body each formed with a finger extending toward the other in mutual alignment to provide, when distended, a pair of trunnions between which a decanter lid may be mounted and spring held for pivotal movement.

3. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having its ends outturned for clamping connection along opposite sides of a handle base, a hinge bracket having spaced apertured spring Wings extended along opposite edges of the handle base and along each band end in engagement therewith, a bolt extending through the handle base interconnecting the bracket wings and the decanter lid may band ends thereto and aflording the sole connecting medium between the band and handle and between the handle and bracket, the bracket having a body extended upwardly between the handle base and the decanter neck, interengaging means on the bracket and handle base tor'preventing relative rotary movement therebetween about the axis or thebolt, screw means cooperating with the bolt to exertmclamping pressure against the spring wings counter to the tension force thereof, and spaced arms extending from the bracket body each formed with a finger extending toward the other in mutual alignment to provide a pair of trunnions between which a decanter lid may be mounted for pivotal movement.

4. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having its ends outturned for clamping connection along opposite sides of a handle base, a hinge bracket having spaced wings extended along opposite edges of the handle base and along each band end in engagement therewith, a bolt extending through the handlebase interconnecting the bracket wings and the band ends thereto and affording the sole connecting medium between the band and handle and between the handle and bracket, .the bracket having a body extended upwardly between the handle base and the decanter neck, interengaging means on the bracket and handle base for preventing relative rotary movement therebetween about the axis of the bolt, and spring arms extending from the bracket body each formed with a finger extending toward the other in mutual alignment to provide, when distended, a pair of trunnions between which a decanter lid may be mounted and spring held for pivotal movement.

5. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having its ends outturned tor clamping connection along opposit sides of a handle base, there being also a lid for the decanter equipped with a lateral tongue extending toward the handle in partial overlying relation to its base, the tongue being formed with aligned sockets upon its two opposite sides, a hinge fitting extended between the decanter and handle base and slidingly interlocked with the latter and the clamped ends of the band, the fitting being formed with spaced arms extending to a point close to the top of the decanter and provided with a pair or fingers extending toward each other in mutual aligrunent for engagement with the sockets of the lid tongue to afford a pivoted trunnion support therefor.

6. For use with a decanter around whose neck is a band having it ends outturnedfor clamping connection along opposite sides of a handle base, there being also a lid for the decanter equipped with a lateral tongue extending toward the handle in partial overlying relation to its base, a hinge fitting extended between the decanter and handle base and secured fixedly to the latter, the fitting being formed with spaced arms extendin to a point close to the top of the decanter and along opposite sides or the lid tongue, and a pivotal connection between the spaced arms and the tongue therebetween acting to support the lid for swinging movement over the decanter.

JAMES W. ALSDORF. 

